We are recruiting a Head of Trust Fundraising to join a national cancer charity. This is a charity with big growth plans who have recently recruited some excellent leading fundraisers across the UK.

This role has strategic responsibility for Trusts fundraising across the charity and will line manage the team.

You will raise funds from a variety of sources including grant-making trusts and foundations in the UK and overseas, statutory bodies, the Big Lottery Fund as well as from opportunities through relationships with individual major donors, for both capital and revenue.

The income stream from Trusts across the organisation generates c£1.5million.

Key responsibilities include:
- lead funding relationships with trusts
- responsible for overseeing research to identify potential new donors and to oversee solicitation plans designed to maximise the support of those donors
- meet Trust income target as defined by the annual budget
- lead and co-ordinate all trust activity
- identify and research potential trust funders for current and forthcoming regionally-focused capital campaigns (including London), as well as to meet revenue funding needs
- manage the Big Lottery Fund relationship in England & Wales
- establish a grant management process
- develop and sustain relationships with existing and potential charitable trusts and statutory funders
- manage team

In order to apply you should have the following:
- significant trust fundraising experience
- proven ability to raise large capital on a project basis to meet funding requirements
- experience of leading a team and driving a high performance culture
- strategic planning and budget setting experience
- exceptional communication skills, both written and spoken